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Where does “underdeterrent” come from?

underdeterrent (English) comes from English deterrent, from Latin deterrens, from Latin dēterreō, from Latin terreō, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.

underdeterrent (English): Serving as an inadequate deterrent

Definitions

  1. Serving as an inadequate deterrent

Ancestry of “underdeterrent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeterrentServing to deter, preventing something from...
2Latindeterrensdeterring, hindering; averting, repressing
3Latindēterreō—
4Latinterreō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantres-to tremble
6Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
7Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
8Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
9Proto-Italictermenos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end
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